Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 092

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  • Address of the President at the Unveiling of the Monument to General Sheridan, Wednesday, November 25, 1908
  • The Bee
  • The Birthplace of American Independence, 1687
  • Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations
  • The Day The Piano Went Up The Hill
  • The Discovery of Radium
  • Disunion Sentiment in Congress in 1794: A Confidential Memorandum Hitherto Unpublished
  • Home Hints (1914)
  • Human Immortality
  • Launching Icebergs, Yukatat Bay
  • Literature and the Stage
  • The New Aspect of the Woman Question (1894)
  • Observations on the Use of Mercury in Treating Venereal Disease, 1772 (excerpt)
  • Of Line and Form
  • Roman Remains in Great Britain
  • The Spanish-American War (1898)
  • State of the Union Address of December 12, 1817
  • Stenography and the Typewriter
  • Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade (1788)
  • W. H. R. Rivers: Some Recollections
Calling men the "Bawling Brotherhood," Sarah Grand penned a lively essay on The New Aspect of the Woman Question in 1894. Stenography and the Typewriter, and Home Hints were other women centric selections from the 20 reader-chosen nonfiction pieces in volume 092. Social and political history figured in many readings: The Birthplace of American Independence (1687); Roman Remains in Great Britain; the Spanish American War; Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade (1788); State of the Union Address (1817); Disunion Sentiment (1794); and Monument to General Sheridan. Climate's role in human events was recognized in Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations; The Day the Piano Went Up the Hill; and Launching Icebergs. Selections from science and medicine included The Discovery of Radium; Mercury in Treating Venereal Disease; and William James' lecture on the possibility of Human Immortality. Rounding out the volume are thoughts on Literature and the Stage; some notes on drawing (Of Line and Form); a bit of Mark Twain humor (The Bee); and an biographical essay on W.H.R. Rivers. - Summary by Sue Anderson

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